It was October 16, 2019, and Giorgia Meloni said something that, in terms of intellectual honesty, everyone from right to left should agree with her. Interview by Massimo Giletti on “Non è l’arena” Meloni attacked the then-incumbent government of Conte II on fiscal policies and promised roadblocks if the revenue agency received the authority to seize money from current accounts without a decision from the judiciary. But that’s exactly what’s happening now with Giorgia Meloni in government.
Melons vs Melons
Let’s proceed in order. Giorgia Meloni’s attitude on October 16, 2019 was a clear and unambiguous one, motivated by real fear: in fact, by addressing the journalist, Meloni revealed a possible initiative of the administration, an initiative that could mobilize a significant part of the population. An initiative in which the leader of the Brotherhood of Italy has in fact promised to remove the barricades, barricades with which many Italians would agree: “If you tell me that you have to save seven billion euros – he said – that means you will go and slaughter people until you find it, because the revenue authority here is fighting tax evasion “He doesn’t, he pursues income.” And again: “Do you know what this government is about to do? The revenue agency will be able to get into your bank account and seize the money in your account without a judicial order.”
Consistency in politics is a rare thing
We know that consistency in politics is often a rare thing, but here we have something sensational. Today, October 26, 2023, in the draft 2024 maneuver written by the government currently in office and led by Giorgia Meloni, there is exactly the measure for which the then leader of the Brotherhood of Italy promised roadblocks: combating tax evasion, combating tax, Tax authorities, in fact, banking will be able to directly access and verify the availability of non-compliant taxpayers’ current accounts without having to ask their institutions for information about account holders’ deposits and so-called “vulnerable” balances.
The risk that 70 percent of disputes are resolved in vain is the risk of seeing sums withdrawn that many people will later find difficult to get back due to the slow bureaucratic mechanism of the tax authorities. Among other things, the current government (always led by Giorgia Meloni, ed.) has not changed the rules on traceability of payments and has not changed anything regarding payments via POS; On October 16, he left the rules unchanged, favoring Giorgia Meloni. 2019 – Will force Italians to enter banks and open current accounts. Let’s add this: Banks that are “enriched” by the extra profits that are rightfully taxed by the current government, but that the banks cannot pay and reserve, thanks to a rule set by the government itself. There is a real need for a Giorgia Meloni who will build the barricades against all these injustices…
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Source: Today IT
Emma Fitzgerald is an accomplished political journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in political science and international relations, she has a deep understanding of the political landscape and the forces that shape it.
